So here’s everything I don’t understand. 1.) If for example I only have 50GB of capacity on one device, but 1TB on another… If I put the full TB of data into cryptomator folder and it syncs to my cloud, will that TB of data now be causing disk full errors on the linked device with only 50GB? I don’…

To 1 and 2) Cryptomator desktop needs the vault files local available. If your storage provider does not support „files on demand“, then you can try cyberduck instead of cryptomator. Cyberduck does connect directly to your online vault. See here: How do I use Cryptomator without local sync? To 3) …

Thanks, Michael. 1.) If i have more than one device linked to the same vault within my cloud, then the local files only take up space on the origin device, and don’t end up taking space on every device linked, correct? Only the cloud vault will be the total size of all the locally connected vaults? …

[image] hwmpunk: 1.) If i have more than one device linked to the same vault within my cloud, then the local files only take up space on the origin device, and don’t end up taking space on every device linked, correct? As I said: cryptomator desktop needs the vault files LOCAL available. So i…

[image] Michael: As I said: cryptomator desktop needs the vault files LOCAL available. So if your storage provider does not support files on demand, then yes, both pc have to be synced with your online vault, which means every pc has the files local and takes the space of your vault. See my hint…

[image] hwmpunk: Just to make sure I understood correctly, if I do have “files on demand” through my cloud, then each device with local files synced will not have to store the data of other devices, correct? Why would pc 1 store any data of pc 2? Files on demand means that the sync client cl…

Thanks for the responses, Michael! I still cannot delete a folder that’s in my cloud vault. I pasted it in there through my iPhone, and now in iOS it says cannot complete operation, couldn’t communicate with a helper application. I also cannot delete it on my desktop, says I don’t have permission. …

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